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	Multnomah County History
		It is bounded by Columbia County and the Columbia River on the north, Washington County on the west, Clackamas County on the south, and Hood River County on the east.
		Multnomah County is very diverse with Portland in the west and the Columbia Gorge and Mt. Hood in the east.
		The county commissioners, auditor, sheriff, and district attorney are elected officials.
	arcweb.sos.state.or.us /county/cpmultnomahhome.html (639 words)

	Multnomah County, Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Multnomah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon, the smallest in area but the largest in population due to Portland, the county seat and largest city in Oregon.
		As of 2001, the county population is 665,810.
		Multnomah County was created when the people living in Portland found it difficult to travel to Hillsboro to conduct business at the county seat of Washington County.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Multnomah_County,_Oregon (1088 words)

	School Auditing in Multnomah County
		In May 2003, Multnomah County voters approved a three year 1.25% income tax to supplement state funding of local schools, health care, mental health, senior services, and public safety.
		As part of a commitment to increased school accountability, the measure also funded the Multnomah County Auditor and Portland Auditor to conduct a series of performance audits of the school districts.
		Attached is the second review of the financial condition of K-12 education in Multnomah County.
	www.multnomahschools.org (519 words)

	Multnomah County
		The county was named after the Multnomah Indians who were part of the Chinookan tribe that lived on the eastern tip of what is now Sauvie Island in the Columbia River.
		It is bounded by Columbia County and the Columbia River on the north, Washington County on the west, Clackamas County on the south, and Hood River County on the east.
		Multnomah County is very diverse with Portland in the west and the Columbia Gorge and Mt. Hood in the east.
	www.oregon.com /counties/multnomah.cfm (667 words)

	Multnomah County, Oregon - SmartyBrain Encyclopedia and Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Multnomah County is a county located in the U.S. State of Oregon, the smallest in area but the largest in population due to Portland, the county seat.
		The county was named after a Native American people first recorded in the journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Mulknomans, who lived in a village on the east side of what is now known as Sauvie Island and are considered to be part of the Chinook tribe.
		Multnomah County was one of the few local governments in Oregon to approve this kind of funding measure.
	smartybrain.com /index.php/Multnomah_County,_Oregon (1127 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Humor (Klingon Interpreter)
		County officials said that obligates them to respond with a Klingon-English interpreter, putting the language of starship Enterprise officer Worf and other Klingon characters on a par with common languages such as Russian and Vietnamese, and less common tongues including Dari and Tongan.
		The county would pay a Klingon interpreter only in the unlikely case he or she was actually called into service.
		County officials had previously said that no patient had ever come in speaking only Klingon, but that the county would pay a Klingon interpreter in the unlikely case one was actually needed.
	www.snopes.com /humor/iftrue/klingon.asp (724 words)

	Heroin Overdose Deaths --- Multnomah County, Oregon, 1993--1999
		Multnomah County is Oregon's most populous county (1998 estimated population: 641,900); three fourths of county residents live in Portland.
		For 1996--1999, the Multnomah County Health Department conducted a detailed review of ME records of drug-related deaths, which included those resulting from overdose and other drug-related causes (e.g., injury and disease deaths in which drugs played a role).
		During 1996--1999, 517 drug-related deaths occurred in Multnomah County; 85 attributed to causes other than unintentional overdose (e.g., homicide and suicide) were excluded.
	www.cdc.gov /MMWR/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4928a1.htm (1470 words)

	Multnomah County Portland, Oregon (Counties)
		The county seat of Multnomah County, Oregon, is Portland.
		The county population on July 1, 1999, was 633,224, an increase of 49,337 over the 1990 census.
		Portland is the seat of Multnomah County, on the Willamette River near its junction with the...
	www.ohwy.com /or/y/y41051.htm (569 words)

	Multnomah County
		Multnomah County is building a diverse work force and encourages applications from candidates who will contribute to our diversity.
		The Multnomah County Health Department is seeking a bilingual (Spanish/English) Clinic Medical Assistant for its Integrated Clinic Service to assist care providers to ensure the delivery of high quality patient care and treatment at the clinics; to interact with patients both in person performing si...
		Multnomah County Health Department in beautiful Portland Oregon is recruiting Board Certified/Board Eligible Internal Medicine Physicians.
	agency.governmentjobs.com /multnomah/default.cfm (1109 words)

	Oregon's most populous county to authorize same-sex marriages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Multnomah County, Oregon's most populous and liberal county, is going to begin issuing marriage licenses to gay couples Wednesday, joining San Francisco in sanctioning same-sex marriages.
		Multnomah County Chair Diane Linn has directed the county to begin issuing the licenses, after consulting with the county attorney -- but without an official vote from the four other county commissioners.
		Multnomah County is ahead of the country in that it already recognizes same-sex "domestic partnerships."
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/03/02/state2343EST7033.DTL (687 words)

	Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Heroin Overdose Deaths — Multnomah County, Oregon, 1993-1999
		In 1999, in response to community concerns, the Multnomah County Health Department analyzed medical examiner (ME) data for 1993-1999 and interviewed heroin users to characterize heroin overdose deaths (HODDs) in the county.
		For 1996-1999, the Multnomah County Health Department conducted a detailed review of ME records of drug-related deaths, which included those resulting from overdose and other drug-related causes (e.g., injury and disease deaths in which drugs played a role).
		During 1996-1999, 517 drug-related deaths occurred in Multnomah County; 85 attributed to causes other than unintentional overdose (e.g., homicide and suicide) were excluded.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0906/is_28_49/ai_64489008 (1370 words)

	Multnomah County authorizes same-sex marriages starting Wednesday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The attorney for Multnomah County issued a legal opinion Tuesday that would allow marriage licenses for same-sex couples in Portland and elsewhere in the county, considered the most liberal in Oregon.
		Multnomah County Judge Linda Bergman told KGW-TV that she will schedule and perform marriage ceremonies for same-sex couples if they have a license when they make an appointment.
		Multnomah County's announcement was met with mixed reaction.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/03/02/state2223EST7030.DTL (666 words)

	Multnomah County, Oregon GenWeb
		Multnomah County is located along the northern border of the state of Oregon, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers.
		Multnomah County was created from Washington and Clackamas counties by an act of the Oregon Territorial Legislature on December 22, 1854.
		While it is Oregon's smallest county in area, it is the largest county in population.
	www.rootsweb.com /~ormultno (402 words)

	Oregon Blue Book Multnomah County
		The name is derived from nematlnomaq, probably meaning “downriver.” Multnomah County was created from parts of Washington and Clackamas Counties by the Territorial Legislature in 1854, five years before Oregon became a state, because citizens found it inconvenient to travel to Hillsboro to conduct county business.
		The county is both the smallest in size and largest in population in Oregon.
		County Officials: Commissioners—Serena Cruz (NP) 2007; Maria Rojo Desteffey (NP) 2009, Diane Linn (NP) 2007, Lisa Naito (NP) 2008, Lonnie Roberts (NP) 2008; Dist. Atty.
	bluebook.state.or.us /local/counties/counties26.htm (226 words)

	May 29, 2003 -- Michael Nevin, Jr.: Political Correctness and Common Sense
		Klingon, the language created for the “Star Trek” TV series, was one of about 55 languages that Multnomah County listed while seeking multiple interpreters.
		The county felt obligated to provide mental health patients with a Klingon interpreter, just in case patients surfaced that only spoke Klingon.
		Multnomah County officials later backed down from the fatuous decision to seek a Klingon interpreter as late night personalities and comedians had a field day at the county’s expense.
	www.opinioneditorials.com /freedomwriters/Nevin_20030529.html (847 words)

	Multnomah County marriage policy pursued
		PORTLAND – What churches in Clackamas County and other localities both statewide and across the nation have done in an attempt to stem the rising divorce rate is now in the works for Multnomah County, too.
		Jeff Kemp, president of Seattle-based Families Northwest, spoke to 20 representatives of Multnomah County churches on June 14 at a first formation meeting for the county’s Marriage and Family Agreement.
		Work on the Multnomah County effort began last year when more than 300 churches were invited to two roundtable meetings.
	www.cnnw.com /articles/MultnomahCountymarriagepolicypursued.html (412 words)

	News4Neighbors \| Multnomah County budget forums
		Ross Williams writes "This week the first two of four public forums will give Multnomah County residents a chance to weigh in on which services they think are most important for County government to provide.
		The Board of County Commissioners and the Citizens Involvement Committee are co-sponsoring the events, which will assist the Board as it plans for the end of the Multnomah County personal income tax.
		If the county tax is repealed on Nov. 2, the Board will have to approve $30 million in service reductions to take affect on Jan. 1, 2005.
	www.news4neighbors.net /article.pl?sid=04/10/11/1514245 (326 words)

	CNN.com - Oregon county issues same-sex marriage licenses - Mar. 3, 2004
		Multnomah County, Oregon, will start issuing marriage licenses for same-sex couples.
		Multnomah County, Oregon's most populous county, started granting marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples Wednesday after the county attorney said refusing to do so is unconstitutional.
		"The Oregon Constitution prohibits the county from discriminating against same-sex couples when they are applying for marriage licenses because that kind of discrimination based on gender and based on sexual orientation is not allowed in Oregon," said Multnomah County Attorney Agnes Sowle at a news conference in Portland, the county seat.
	www.cnn.com /2004/US/West/03/03/same.sex.marriage (371 words)

	welcome \| Multnomah County Democratic Party
		Securely make your annual financial commitment to the Multnomah County Democratic Party via our basic $20 level, our $50 Oregon Tax Credit level or "Pillar of the Party" level at $120.
		This annual investment in your county party is greatly appreciated and smartly used.
		Multnomah County Democratic Party reports record campaign success in November's midterm elections
	www.multdems.org (283 words)

	Multnomah County Sheriff Community Alert
		Multnomah County cannot hold more people in the jail than there is space available.
		When there are not enough jail beds to hold people booked or those required to be held by a judge, the Sheriff’s Office has the authority to release inmates that pose the least risk to the community.
		The Board of County Commissioners in Resolution 98-1 (Establishment of a Jail Population Management Plan for the Multnomah County Detention Center) created criteria that allows for an objective calculation of those that serve the most and least risk to the community.
	www.inmatereleases.org (256 words)

	Health Department Emergency Medical Services
		MCEMS, a program of the Multnomah County Health Department, is recognized by the Oregon Health Division as the EMS medical control authority for the County.
		Multnomah County occupies 465 square miles and has a population of 685,950 (2004).
		County Sheriff's officers are trained to the First Responder level and are equipped with automatic external defibrillators.
	www.mchealth.org /officer/ems (496 words)

	Same Sex Marriages OK'ed in Multnomah County
		Following the county atttorney's legal opinon of Oregon's marriage law and backing from several county commissioners, today the county begins issuing same sex marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples.
		A line formed last night in front of the county marriage bureau after the decision by commissioners went public.
		Extra law enforcement is on hand to provide secuity at the county's bureau in Portland for the expected large crowds today.
	www.thetwins.com /Newsroom/12873.aspx (124 words)

	Multnomah County Help (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		To return back to the County website, you can make use of your browser's back button, or simply select a search result.
		The Google database may not have 100% of the County's webpages indexed.
		This search capability of the County's website is meant to be a temporary service, until a more permanent solution can be implemented.
	wdev.co.multnomah.or.us /help.shtml (92 words)

	MCHD Food Establishment Inspections Search
		Multnomah County Health Department is not liable for any damages that may result from use of this site.
		Searches will return results for food establishments licensed by Multnomah County and with inspections completed within the last 12 months.
		Multnomah County Health Department Environmental Health Inspectors conduct "unannounced" inspections of food service establishments.
	www.mchealthinspect.org /inspections (379 words)

	Multnomah County chairwoman: ‘I’m sorry’ \| PortlandTribune.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Linn, the chairwoman of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners, will also apologize to Commissioner Lonnie Roberts, who was left out of the process, and to residents of the East Multnomah County district Roberts represents.
		Linn and three county commissioners — Serena Cruz, Lisa Naito and Maria Rojo de Steffey — have been targeted for recall by the Oregon Christian Coalition both for supporting same sex marriage and for reaching the decision in secret.
		The four other county commissioners, she said, have played a greater role in the process than in the past.
	www.portlandtribune.com /archview.cgi?id=C050504 (567 words)

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